Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost

BUDimir{1}{U}{B}$0.11
Legendary Creature — Zombie Employee
Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost card art

When Dee Kay enters, open an Attraction. Whenever you roll a 2, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. Whenever you roll a 4, you may tap or untap target artifact or creature. Whenever you roll a 6, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

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How Dee Kay decks play in EDH

Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 1UB, and its legendary creature - zombie employee line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $11.28

Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.

Card draw (2)

Fateful Discovery
Fateful Discovery
$3.38
Discourtesy Clerk
Discourtesy Clerk
$0.14

Removal (1)

Black Hole
Black Hole
$0.18

Creatures (10)

Dissatisfied Customer
Dissatisfied Customer
$0.08
Xenosquirrels
Xenosquirrels
$0.11
Line Cutter
Line Cutter
$0.11
Vedalken Squirrel-Whacker
Vedalken Squirrel-Whacker
$0.18
Bamboozling Beeble
Bamboozling Beeble
$0.13
Soul Swindler
Soul Swindler
$0.11
Quick Fixer
Quick Fixer
$0.16
Monitor Monitor
Monitor Monitor
$0.13
Deadbeat Attendant
Deadbeat Attendant
$0.11
"Lifetime" Pass Holder
"Lifetime" Pass Holder
$0.33

Synergy & payoffs (6)

Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll
Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll
$0.23
Wizard's Staff
Wizard's Staff
$2.98
Lich's Relic
Lich's Relic
$1.91
Motion Sickness
Motion Sickness
$0.06
Night Shift of the Living Dead
Night Shift of the Living Dead
$0.32
Command Performance
Command Performance
$0.14

Lands (1)

Theorix Annex
Theorix Annex
$0.49

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.

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Dee Kay deck questions

What colours can I use in a Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost deck?

Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost?

The cards played most often in Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost decks include Fateful Discovery, Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll, Wizard's Staff. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.

How much does a Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $11.28 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.

Can I build a Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost deck from cards I already own?

Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.

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